Bottle-seal-seat-applying device.



D. GENESE. EoTTLE SEAL SEAT APPLYING D cEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Elfman. 31,1908. 907,489. Patented Dec.22, 1908.

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nAvI'ii Gunner., or. BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

BOTTLE-SEAL-BEAT-APPLYING DEVICE.

Specification' of Lettere Patent.

Patented Dee. 22, 190s.

Application filed May 15, 1907, Serial No. 873,805..Y Renewed March 81,1008. Serial No. 424,305.

To all. whom ,it mayv concern:

Be it known. that I, DAviD GnNEsn, a citizen'of the United States,residing at Baltimore city, and State lof Maryland, have'invented newand useful Improvements in Bottle-Seal-Seat-Applying Devices, of whichthe following is a s ecification.

This invention re ates to what I shall term a bottle seal seat applyingdevice.

In Letters Patent No. 834,719,granted to me October 30, 1906, andentitled Hermetio sealin means, I show a bottle the neck of whic isprovided with what I term aseat forI a bottle seal. The present maclnneis-prmiarily intended for applying such a s e'at to a bottle, and thisoperation the machine does in a simple, ra 1d, and effective v mannerwithout injuring t e bottle.

In the drawings accompanying and form` ing part of this specification Ihave shown in detail one advantageous form of embodiment `of themvention which, to enable those skilled in the art to practicethe same,will be set forth in detail in the following description, while thenovelty of the invention will be included in the claims succeeding saiddescription.

Referring to said drawings: Fi re 1 is a perspective view of the device.igs..2 and 3 are sectional details on an enlarged scale of a portion ofthe body, the cup-shaped member and spindle and showing the rocedurefollowed in applying the seat to t e bottle.

Fig. 4 is a erspective view of the bottle with the seat t ereon. Fi s. 2and 3 are upon a very much larger sca e than Fig. l.

Like. characters refer to like parts throughout the several ii res.

The device wit 'n the scope of my claims may be of any desirableconstruction; as shown '1t involves inits make-u a body as 2 which 1s ineffect a table, said ody or table being furnished with several dependinglegs as 3 to uphold the body and separate it from the floor or otherfoundation on which the legls rest.

he seal to whichI refer is preferably a lied to the neck of the bottleand while t e ottle is in a plastic or semi-plastic condition, Y

and I prefer to provide a cup-like member as 4 to receive the bottleneck during the application'of the seat thereto. To properly center saidneck with respect-to the said seat I cup-like member 4. If desired, thesaid spindle and cup-like member may be made integral; in fact, this isthe preferred construction. The bottom of the cavity or chamber of thecup-like member 4 is 'so shaped as to ada t it to the particularform ofseat to be app ied to the bottle. In-the present instance said bottom isprovided with a bulge or shoulder as 6 of annular form surrounding thebase of the spindle 5 and which fits an annular channel in the seal seat7 to prevent lateral motion of said seat, as clearly shown in Figs. 2and 3. The said seat is furnished with a flange asf^8 which is adaptedto be forced into the stock ofthe bottle-neck when the latter issubstantially lastic, and this re sult can be achieved by -ownwardpressure on the bottle, as shown by the arrow in Fig. 2. Theinvention'does not reside in the seat, but in a device whereby the seatcan be connected with the bottle. In the present 'case the diameter ofthe chamber or cavity of the cup-like member 4 is of such length thatthe flange 8 is spaced from the side Wall or lateral surface of saidchamber or cavity, by reason. of which said flange can be thrust intothe neck of the bottle between the inner and outer surfaces thereof, asshown in Fig. 3.

The under portion of the cup-like body 4 is fitted in a counter-sink as9, while from the bottom 0f said member .4 there is shown as dependingan externally-threaded shank 10 which is referably integral with thesaid part 4 an which is in threaded engagement with an opening formedsubstantially in the center of the bo'dl or table 2 and in the boss orhub 11 depen ing from the under side ol' said body or table 2. I preferto mount below the said body or table 2 a gas burner as 12, and the sameis shown as being circular for the purpose of surrounding the boss orhub ll so that the jets of iiame from the burner can heat not only theboss, but the table 2, cup-like member 4, and spindle 5, all of whichare preferably constructed of metal so as to be readily heated. Whenthus heated the parts serve to maintain the bottle in a plasticcondition while the seat is being applied thereto. The burner 12-constitutes one suitable agent for creating the heat for the purposementioned; some other form of heater might be as effectively emplo ed.When, however, a gas burner is utilize for the purpose mentioned, it maybe supplied with the necessary gas by means of a pipe as 13. I use theterm gas in a broad sense I to include all kinds of ignitableJ heatingfuids.

The stem 5 which enters the neck ofthe bottle has at its to`p a slotas,14 to receive a screw-driveror equivalent implement for :titting theshank to the table or body 2 or until the member 4 bottoms in thecountersink 9, the wall of which maintains said member 4 firmly againstlateral movement and takes off the side strain applied to the threadedshank 10.' The cavity or chamber of the cup-like member 4 agrees'substantially in width with the width of the neck of the bot` tle towhich the seat is to be applied, and the maximum diameter of the spindle5 is approximately equal to the maximum diameter of the opening of saidneck. Said spindle, however, tapers inward toward its upper end so as tofacilitate its entrance into said mouth when the bottle isl moveddownward.

ln operation the gas issuing from the burner 12 is initially lighted toheat up the several parts to the requisite temperature, after `which theseat 7 isslipped over the spindle 5 until it rests on the bottom of thecavity or chamber of the member 4 or until the shoulder 6 is received in`the channel of said seat, as previously described. .This act ositionsthe seat with respect to the bott e. The bottle then in a plasticcondition is inverted, if it has not alreadl been inverted, and islowered until the spindle 5 enters the bottlemouth. The downwardmovement of the bottle 'thus inverted is continued until the upper edgeor top of the bott-le strikes the bottom of the chamber of said member4.` During the final downward movement of the bottle 'the flange 8 ofthe seat 7 is thrust into the soft stock or glass of the bottleso as toconnect the seat 7 thereto. The bottle with the seat in place is shownin Fig. 4. The lateral-or side surface of the interior of the member 4prevents outward expansion of the soft bottle, while the spindle 5revents inward expansion thereof, so that, a though the bottle is in asoft or plastic condition while the seat is being applied thereto, it isin no wise distorted or injured during this operation.

' When the downward ressure has been comtoms@ and to support a seat, anda s indleprojecting from t e cavity ofthe cu ke part to enter the mouthof said bott e, said cup-like ing a supporting body, a cup-like partlfitted to the ody and provided witha s indle rising from the bottom ofthe cavity tiiereof to enter a bottle-neck mouth, said cavity serving toreceive the bottle-neck and to also support a seat, and a burner undersaid body.

4i In adevice of the class described, the combination of a supportingbody, a cuplike member having a depending Vshank tapped into said body,said cup-like member being adapted to receive the neck of a bottle andhaving a spindle rising from the bottom thereof to enter the mouth ofthe bottle, and a burner under said supporting body.

5. In a .device ofthe class described, the combination of a supportingbodyv having a depending boss, a cup-like body rovided with adependingthreaded'shank invscrewthreaded engagement with said boss, saidcup-like body being arranged lto receive a bottle-neck and'to support aseat, the botl,

tom of the 'cavityhereotl having a perpendicular spindle to enter themouth of the bottle, and an annular Jburner surrounding said boss.

6. In a device of the class-described, the

countersink in its up er side, and a'cu like body itted into said)counters'ink an provided with a shankextending into'saidsupporting body,the cup-like body being adapted to receive a bottle-neck and .having alcombination of a supporting body having a .1

s indle to'enter a bottle-mouth, rising from t e bottom of its cavity orchamber.

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